Description

These Easy Christmas Cookies with Butterscotch are a delightful holiday treat featuring a soft, buttery cookie base loaded with sweet butterscotch chips. Perfect for festive gatherings, these cookies combine the comforting flavors of vanilla and brown sugar with a tender texture and a golden edge, making them a seasonal favorite that’s simple to prepare and sure to impress.

Ingredients

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Cookie Dough

1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs

Dry Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Add-ins

2 cups butterscotch chips

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Instructions

Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the cookies once the dough is prepared.
Mix Wet Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Add vanilla extract and eggs to the bowl, mixing well to combine all wet ingredients thoroughly.
Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. This ensures even distribution of leavening and seasoning in the dough.
Incorporate Dry Into Wet: Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring just until combined to avoid overmixing which can toughen the cookies.
Add Butterscotch Chips: Gently fold in the butterscotch chips to evenly distribute them throughout the dough, giving each cookie bursts of sweet butterscotch flavor.
Portion and Bake: Drop rounded tablespoons of the cookie dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, leaving enough space between each to allow for spreading. Bake in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
Cool Cookies: Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely, ensuring they set properly and retain their texture.

Notes

For softer cookies, take them out of the oven when edges are just lightly golden and centers still look slightly undercooked as they will firm up while cooling.
You can substitute butterscotch chips with white chocolate or butterscotch morsels for a different variation.
Use room temperature butter and eggs to achieve a smooth, well-combined dough.
Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week or frozen for longer storage.